Exhibitions

Abbot Hall Collections

Abbot Hall Art Gallery

Abbot Hall is one of Britain’s preeminent small art galleries, set in a Grade…

East Side Story – Portrait of a Lakes Road in Winter by Ken Royall

Brantwood

10 January – 12 April 2026 These photographs by local photographer Ken Royall depict…


Frances Priest: Motif | Line | Colour

Blackwell The Arts & Crafts House

7 November 2025 – 11 April 2026 Explore the ceramic work of celebrated Edinburgh-based…

Brantwood – The World of John Ruskin

Brantwood

Brantwood offers an insight into the world of John Ruskin and the last 28…


Simon Starling: Boat Works

Abbot Hall Art Gallery

20 September 2025 – 13 March 2026 Abbot Hall presents Boat Works, a solo…

Blackwell: the Arts & Crafts House

Blackwell The Arts & Crafts House

Blackwell offers a  snapshot of early 20th-century living. Designed by architect Mackay Hugh Baillie…


Museum of Lakeland Life Collections & Exhibitions

Museum of Lakeland Life and Industry

The Lakeland Museum is currently closed for redevelopment.     Based in Kendal, close…

Schwitters

Armitt Museum & Library

In the Lake District, landscape and culture are inextricably entwined.  For 200 years, the…


George Romney

Abbot Hall Art Gallery

Permanent Display On display in the Georgian interiors downstairs at Abbot Hall is a…